Great Sale of Slaves, 1855. (3/18)

Great Sale of Slaves, 1855.

A poster advertising a slave sale, John Carter was the name of the slave owner and he was posting them for sale because he was moving Indiana which was a free state at the time, the poster lists men and women of various ages along with the jobs they perform, a six-month-old child is also being sold along with one of the women, the location of the sale is Cheapside which was the largest slave-trading location in Kentucky.

Written by Benjamin Grayson

Former Bouquet seller now making a go with blogging and graphic designing. I love creating & composing history articles and lists.

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